Former Georgia wide receiver Mecole Hardman shared his thoughts on the transfer of Jermaine Burton
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UGA has a very talented reciever Corp with the 2 speedy Smith's, Adonai Mitchell, Marcus Rosemey-Jacksaint, Ladd McConkey, Kearns Jackson and Dom Blalock, just to mention the group off the top of my head.
Then you have the TE group; Brock Bowers, Darnell Washington, Oscar Delp and Arik Gilbert. That's the #1 and #3 rated Tight Ends in the Country. UGA would be insane, not to utilize that kind of talent creatively.
No matter who takes snaps at QB, the targets are going to be all over the field and they can block, which is more important than a lot of people seem to understand. UGA's success in the running game allowed for success in the passing game, especially in the 2nd half of the CFPC. Alabama's lack of success in the running game had a negative impact on their passing game in the CFPC. Unlike the SECC game, they were forced to pass 57 times, resulting in multiple sacks, QB pressures and 2 INTs. UGA had similar results in the SECC when they were unable to move the ball effectively on the ground and were forced to pass.
You can't live by the pass, alone. Not in the SEC, where defensive fronts are dynamic and powerful. Saban will swing further back to the run after this year. A balanced attack is always preferred along with a stout defense. That's the championship formula. It may not be flashy, but, it's effective.
Burton is old news now. He’s no longer a Dawg so he is no longer of interest to to me. I’m interested A.Smith, Jack saint, Blalock, A.Mitchell, McConkey, Jackson, Bowers, Washington and my curiosity is really elevated about who is going to be the next great contributing receiver next year that we are not talking about right now, and about Gilbert and his possible return, and about who will Kirby hire as the receivers coach. I would really love to get Terrance Edwards first choice or Hines Ward second choice. Both have expressed a strong desire to coach receivers at Georgia.
I believe CJ Smith is going to work his way into the lineup next year and prove to be very hard to cover, with his track speed...similar to Arian Smith.
My two cents on WR Coach would be Hines Ward. I'm not sure about Edwards. Edwards was the personal WR Coach of Justin Robinson, Jermaine Burton and Arik Gilbert. I'd have to evaluate the influence he had over those 3 kids (if any) and their life choices (i.e., character). That may not even be an issue; however, being on the outside, looking in, that would be my concern with Edwards.
